![]() ![]() "Your procession has come into view, O God, Was built in Jerusalem, it became his palace. The shout of the King is among them." (Numbers 23:21 cf. Tabernacle in the midst of Israel's camp and declared: "The L ORD their God is with them Balaam looked down from the mountain heights at the Table of showbread, and the altar of incense, and the courtyardĬontaining the laver and the bronze altar comprise his royal Where his ministers serve him with the seven-branched lampstand, The Holy of Holies that contains the ark is the throne room, the Holy Place We should understand the tabernacle in the wilderness as the (See my illustrated article, "Near Eastern Thrones and the Ark of the Covenant," It is clear to a number of scholars that the ark is to be understood as the throne of the invisibleĭiagram of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness You have made heaven and earth." (Isaiah 37:16)Ī number of Near Eastern thrones were flanked by winged creatures. He is holy." (Psalm 99:1-5) "O L ORD of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. Let them praise your great and awesome name. That served as the throne of God, "enthroned between theĬherubim" (Psalm 99:1). One model-maker's depiction of the ark of the covenant, ![]() Twice God's enthroned Presence is in the context of reigning as King: More information on the tabernacle available fromī The Ark of the Covenant as God's ThroneĮight times in the Old Testament Yahweh is described as "enthroned 5 between the cherubim" that were on the ark (2 Samuel 6:2 also 1 Samuel 4:4 2 Kings 19:15 1 Chronicles 13:6 Psalm 80:1 cf. The second obvious symbols are the ark of the covenant and the tabernacle in the wilderness, designed to be seen as the dwelling place of Yahweh's Presence in the midst of the people. Yahweh is the high King, the great King, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. 4Īs a great king, a suzerain, Yahweh covenants with Israel to be their King and Protector. These treaties typically included elements that seem to appear inĭeuteronomy: (1) preamble (1:1-5), historical prologue (1:6-4:40), general stipulations (5:1-11:32), literally, the "king of kings" - swore protection if the vassal ![]() The vassal swore allegiance to the suzerain and offered tribute, while the Lesser kings (vassals) made peace with the great king of the region Sinai bears a close resemblance toĪncient Near Eastern suzerain-vassal treaties. Have observed that the covenant given at Mt. The first obvious symbol of kingship is the suzerain-vassal treaty. Suzerain-Vassal treaty and (2) the ark and tabernacle in the wilderness as the throne and royal tent of the King in the midst of the people. Two of those symbols are: (1) the structure of the Old Covenant as a Symbolism of Exodus makes it inescapably clear that Israel was to see Yahweh as their King. The title of King for God doesn't appear much in the Pentateuch, but the Usually translated "king, lord, captain, ruler, prince, chief." 2, 3 "Shepherd" is sometimes used figuratively for "king" in the Old Testament, but we'll reserve our study of "shepherd" for chapter 8. Melek is by far the most common word in the Old Testament for chief magistrate or ruler, and is It means, "to reign, to be and exercise functions of a monarch, whether male (king) or female (queen)." 1 God Our King ( melek) This is the first time in the Old Testament that mālak occurs with God as its reference. The Song of Moses concludes with the triumphant words: When a nation was brought out of Egypt, God revealed himself as their King. When God revealed himself to the patriarchs it was as God Almighty or God Most High. Ruler of All Things, Prince, Potentate, Majesty on High. Our God reigns! Let's consider him as Lord and King, as absolute sovereign over his people, ![]() 1390-1441 Flemish painters), Ghent Altarpiece (1432), central panel, God Almighty enthroned. ![]()
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